Gifts under £20 - Key holders

Hi, 
When it comes to altered gifts, I think our expert on the DT has got to be Gio. She is very inventive and her original "upcycling" creations are always a hit on this blog.  
Today Gio altered a couple of key holders: one masculine and another more girly.
 As well as her boxes, she aslo made two new calendars. Aren't you spoiled today?

I sanded and gessoed the wooden key-holder, then I painted with Americana Warm white. I distressed it a little bit with Distress ink Tea die and a bit of Americana Red English Oxide.

I gessoed a piece of book page; when dry I sprayed it with Dylusion ink Melted Chocolate using the CI Mask Roundabout, ( I "cleaned"

the mask above the sides of the key-holder) then I cut it to size and I covered the inner part of the key holder.

For the masculine version: I cut a piece of chicken wire to size and I painted with Americana Warm white.I stamped the word "Keys" on the piece of gessoed pages using

Crafty Secrets: Artsy Alphabet, and I stamped the gears using Andy Skinner acrylic stamps: Letting off steam plate and Kanban stamps: Cogs with Coffee Archival ink.

I matted the stamped details with a piece of clear acetate coloured with several alcohol inks.

I added some metallic charms and I glued the stamped images to the chicken wire. I adhered the chicken wire to the front side of the key-holder.

For the girlish version:I cut a piece of chicken wire to size and I painted with Fresco Finish Paint Lilac. I gessoed a piece of book page; when dry I sprayed it with

Dylusion ink Crushed grape on the CI Mask Roundabout, then I cut an heart out of it. I stamped several little face using CI-174 using Distress Ink Seedless preserve.

I matted the heart and the other stamped details with a piece of clear acetate coloured with several alcohol inks. I stamped the sentiment using Woodware clear stamp: Alphabet background

I added some metallic charms and I glued the stamped images to the chicken wire. I adhered the chicken wire to the front side of the key-holder.

For the calendar page: I cut a piece of white cardstock to size then I painted with Fresco Finish Paint Lilac. When dry I sprayed it with Dylusion ink Crushed grape on the CI Mask Roundabout

I cut an heart shape opening and I glued to the back a piece of chicken wire. I gessoed a piece of book page; I stamped several little face using Kanban acrylic stamps Cogs using Distress Ink Seedless preserve.

I matted the month with a piece of clear acetate coloured with several alcohol inks. 

 For the second calendar page: I cut a piece of white cardstock to size then I painted with Fresco Finish Paint Lilac. When dry I sprayed it with Dylusion ink Crushed grape on the CI Mask Roundabout

I cut an heart shape opening and I glued to the back a piece of chicken wire. I gessoed a piece of book page; I stamped several little face using Kanban acrylic stamps Cogs using Distress Ink Seedless preserve.

I matted the month with a piece of clear acetate coloured with several alcohol inks. I glued the cogs and the month to the page.

I glued the cogs and the month to the page.

CI Mask Roundabout

Dylusion inks: Melted Chocolate, Crushed grape, Warm white,  Red English Oxide

clear acetate

Coffee Archival ink

Distress Ink pads: Seedless preserve, Tea die

Ranger Alcohol inks

CI -174

Woodware clear stamp: Alphabet background

Crafty Secrets: Artsy Alphabet

Fresco Finish Paint Lilac

Andy Skinner acrylic stamps: Letting off steam

Kanban acrylic stamps: Cogs

Claudine Hellmuth Gesso

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